Biographies of Important African Americans and Women in History

Date of birth : July 7, 1980

Date of death: still alive 31years old

Type of work: Ice Skater

Great Accomplishments: Michelle Kwan is a five time world champion figure skater and olympic medalist though she has yet to capture olympic gold.

5 important facts:

She went to university of Calfornia in Los Angles.

She began skating when she was five years old, entering and winning her first figure skating competition a yer later.

Became world champion at age 13 in 1994.

This a picture of Michelle Kwan skating

She earned a spot in the 1994 olympic games.

Kwan went on to capture the world title in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2003.

The reason our lives are better today because of this person: encourages little boys and girls to want to skate.

Michelle Kwan By Keon